01Lamb in the Oven
€22Slow-roasted lamb with tomato, zucchini and potatoes — cooked for hours until it falls from the bone.
Chania · Since 1978
StekiTraditional Cretan Taverna in Chania
a place of one's own
Cretan cooking, wood-aged wines and complimentary raki — the way locals have eaten here for four decades.
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A note from the kitchen
“The best meals are the ones you didn't plan. A table under the olive tree, a jug of wine, and whatever is fresh that morning.”
— The Papadakis family
From the kitchen
Signature dishes
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02Pork Gyros
€14Spit-roasted pork, warm pita, tzatziki and fresh tomato-onion salad.
03Gemistá Risotto
€15Our take on the classic gemistá — creamy tomato-herb risotto finished with strained yoghurt.
Our story
Four decades on the same quiet lane.
Steki opened in 1978 when Nikos Papadakis pulled six tables into a narrow alley behind the Venetian harbour. There was no menu — only whatever his wife Eleni had cooked that morning.
Three generations later, the recipes haven't changed. The tomatoes still come from the family plot in Kolymvari. The olive oil is pressed by a cousin in Vamos. The raki, as ever, is on the house.
Under the olive tree
Dine outside, beneath a canopy of light.
Our courtyard seats forty. In summer we recommend booking a few days ahead — it fills quickly, and the sunset waits for no one.
In their words
★★★★★
4.4 · 1,788 reviews on Google
“Amazing restaurant, locals eat here. You know it's good. Portions are generous, price is reasonable.”
Mike
Local Guide
“Delish and fresh. Lovely indoor and outdoor dining, complimentary tarts at the end. Very aesthetic.”
Nadia
243 reviews
“The staff gave us a complimentary sweet and some raki at the end of our meal. The baba ghanoush was amazing.”
Maansi
Local Guide
A table awaits
Join us for dinner tonight.
Reservations open daily from noon. For parties larger than six, please call the taverna directly.